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Ovicell

O′vi-cellˊ

,
Noun.
[
Ovum
+
cell
.]
(Zool.)
One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their development. See Illust. of
Chilostoma
.

Definition 2024


ovicell

ovicell

English

Noun

ovicell (plural ovicells)

  1. (zoology) One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their development.